Child Protection Program Goals

Build collaborative relationships within the UMMC and with the community for addressing and preventing maltreatment

Engage in continuous quality improvement

Develop policies for UMMC pertaining to child maltreatment

Clinical Programs

The Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) project focuses on identifying and addressing major psychosocial problems (depression, substance abuse, intimate partner violence) that families may be facing.

Research Efforts

The Prevention of Child Maltreatment. Funded by the US DHHS, Administration for Children and Families, the CDC and the Doris Duke Foundation.

Understanding the Antecedents and Outcomes of Child Maltreatment. This project, LONGitudinal Studies on Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), is funded by the US DHHS, Administration for Children and Families.

Epidemiology of Abusive Abdominal Trauma in Young Children. Identifies the frequency, risk factors, and outcomes for children hospitalized with abusive abdominal trauma. (Supported by the National Institute on Child Health and Development of the NIH).

Epidemiology of Occult (Masked) Abdominal Trauma in Physically Abused Children. This research project will examine the frequency of and risk factors for occult abdominal trauma in children who come to the hospital with other child abuse-related injuries. (Supported by the National Institute on Child Health and Development of the NIH.

Advocacy

Our faculty and staff are active in advocating for improved laws, policies and programs concerning child maltreatment at the local, state, and national levels.